Building an Hour

Building an Hour

By Colman Hayes, Chris Groves, Mauricio LombardiComedyStand-Up
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Building an Hour episodes

  • Tattoo kit on Amazon?!

    Chris, Mauricio, and Colman review the bizarre true story of a man arrested for tattooing infants. The group discusses the challenges of "fresh material," including how to handle annoying audience members and how to bridge topics like home tattoo kits found on Amazon. 

    So now the question is:
    are these bits… or career-ending decisions?

    Tell us what we should try and what should absolutely never leave this podcast.

    About the Series
    Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining their stand-up as they build their comedy hours.

    Subscribe for weekly comedy.
    Follow & Support

    BUILDING AN HOUR
    📸  Instagram →   / buildinganhour    
    🎬 TikTok:   / building.an.hour    
    🎙️ Patreon:   / BuildinganHour

    COLMAN 
    📸 Instagram:   / colman_hay_hey_hay 
    🎬 TikTok:   / colman_hay_hey_hay  
    📹 YouTube    / @colman_hay_hey_hay  

    CHRIS
    📸 Instagram →   / chrisgrovescomedy  

    MAURICIO
    📸 Instagram →   / mauriciolombardicomedy  

    Edited by:  📸 Instagram →   / vannestje

    17 min
  • "Real hate" VS "True hate"

    Mauricio brings his work-in-progress stand-up bit about skateboarders to the table, inspired by Barcelona's crackdown on skaters at the MACBA museum. The crew workshopping the material live, debating whether to double down on the hate or keep walking it back, and riffing on everything from Karen vigilantes to the philosophical difference between "true hate" and "real hate." It gets dark, it gets funny, and somehow ends with a bus, a body, and a very specific kind of joy.

    So now the question is:
    are these bits… or career-ending decisions?

    Tell us what we should try and what should absolutely never leave this podcast.

    About the Series
    Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining their stand-up as they build their comedy hours.

    Subscribe for weekly comedy.
    Follow & Support

    BUILDING AN HOUR
    📸  Instagram →   / buildinganhour    
    🎬 TikTok:   / building.an.hour    
    🎙️ Patreon:   / BuildinganHour

    COLMAN 
    📸 Instagram:   / colman_hay_hey_hay 
    🎬 TikTok:   / colman_hay_hey_hay  
    📹 YouTube    / @colman_hay_hey_hay  

    CHRIS
    📸 Instagram →   / chrisgrovescomedy  

    MAURICIO
    📸 Instagram →   / mauriciolombardicomedy  

    Edited by:  📸 Instagram →   / vannestje

    17 min
  • "I kinda want Iran to win"

    Colman, Mauricio and Chris try to make sense of the US/Iran crisis and end up questioning everything from Trump's toxic ex energy to why MAGA only cares about war when gas prices go up. 
    A conversation about living in a world with no good guys left, no heroes worth following, and potholes that still haven't been fixed. 
    Funny, honest, and occasionally a little dangerous. 

    17 min
  • Trump Jokes, Chuck Norris Croaks!

    Things are going off the rails!

    Trump pursuing a career in stand-up, and Chris feels sorry for him.
    Colman mourns the death of fellow buff dude and ginger Chuck Norris.
    Mauricio is deconstructing and reverse-engineering the Man-O-sphere!

    So now the question is:
    are these bits… or career-ending decisions?

    Tell us what we should try and what should absolutely never leave this podcast.

    About the Series
    Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining their stand-up as they build their comedy hours.

    Subscribe for weekly comedy.
    Follow & Support

    BUILDING AN HOUR
    📸  Instagram →   / buildinganhour    
    🎬 TikTok:   / building.an.hour    
    🎙️ Patreon:   / BuildinganHour

    COLMAN 
    📸 Instagram:   / colman_hay_hey_hay 
    🎬 TikTok:   / colman_hay_hey_hay  
    📹 YouTube    / @colman_hay_hey_hay  

    CHRIS
    📸 Instagram →   / chrisgrovescomedy  

    MAURICIO
    📸 Instagram →   / mauriciolombardicomedy  

    Edited by:  📸 Instagram →   / vannestje

    1 hr 15 min
  • "I Used To Castrate Cows"

    Things were already getting weird.

    We had “R*pe the Monkey”, “Adolf Trump”… and then Colman casually hit us with this gem:

    “I used to castrate cows.”

    It's hard to move on from that!!

    So now the question is:
    are these bits… or career-ending decisions?

    Tell us what we should try—and what should absolutely never leave this podcast.

    About the Series

    Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining their stand-up as they build their comedy hours.

    Follow & Support

    Building an Hour

    Instagram → https://instagram.com/buildinganhour

    YouTube → https://youtube.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay

    TikTok → https://tiktok.com/@buildinganhour

    Colman

    Instagram → https://instagram.com/colman_hay_hey_hay

    YouTube → https://youtube.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay
    TikTok → https://tiktok.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay

    Chris
    Instagram → https://instagram.com/chrisgrovescomedy

    Mauricio
    Instagram → https://instagram.com/mauriciolombardicomedy

    1 hr 11 min
  • Earthquakes, Traitors and an Olympic Ban - Set Reviews

    In this week's current affairs episode we’re reviewing a couple of bits we took to the stage — Mauricio defending the bold position that earthquakes might actually be the best natural disaster, and my set about the bizarre Olympic helmet ban.

    Meanwhile Colman has been off being productive and winning a TV pitch, but still found time to explain (with great enthusiasm) why The Traitors is the greatest show ever made.

    Watch the sets, see what worked, what didn’t, and let us know what you think — your comments genuinely help us shape the material.


    About the Series

    Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining their stand-up as they build their comedy hours.

    Follow & Support

    Building an Hour

    Instagram → https://instagram.com/buildinganhour

    YouTube → https://youtube.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay

    TikTok → https://tiktok.com/@buildinganhour


    Colman

    Instagram → https://instagram.com/colman_hay_hey_hay

    YouTube → https://youtube.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay

    TikTok → https://tiktok.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay


    Chris

    Instagram → https://instagram.com/chrisgrovescomedy


    Mauricio

    Instagram → https://instagram.com/mauriciolombardicomedy

    59 min
  • Comedy Turned Personal Fast

    Hey, Colman here, so this episode was recorded with all of us in the same space which was nice. We covered a few current affairs topics, with Mauricio throwing a few digs at Chris along the way.

    About the Series
    Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining their stand-up as they build their comedy hours.

    Find Building an Hour:
    http://instagram.com/@buildinganhour
    https://tiktok.com/@buildinganhour

    Colman
    http://instagram.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay 
    http://tiktok.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay⁩ 

    Chris
    https://instagram.com/chrisgrovescomedy

    Mauricio
    https://instagram.com/mauriciolombardicomedy

    59 min
  • Latinos on Ice

    No, this is not about anti immigration policies; its about the Winter Olympics.

    Hey guys, Mauricio here. Hope you’re all good. In this episode, we delve into some recent current affairs sets and try to poke some fun at the Winter Olympics, the Mattel representation initiative, and… once again, scratching cows.

    About the Series

    Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining stand-up. Not the finished set but the thinking, doubt, edits, and decisions underneath it.

    Follow & Support

    Building an Hour

    Instagram → https://instagram.com/buildinganhour

    YouTube → https://youtube.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay

    TikTok → https://tiktok.com/@buildinganhour

    Colman

    Instagram → https://instagram.com/colman_hay_hey_hay

    YouTube → https://youtube.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay

    TikTok → https://tiktok.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay

    Chris

    Instagram → https://instagram.com/chrisgrovescomedy

    Mauricio

    Instagram → https://instagram.com/mauriciolombardicomedy


    1 hr 1 min
  • Smart cows, autistic barbies

    Hello, Mauricio here, proving I can also be original.

    The following is a video that makes much more sense once you accept that we’re still figuring things out.

    It’s a conversation from a public episode with some questionable ideas that won’t let us go. In this one, Colman brings up the new autistic Barbie. Chris talks about Verónica, a cow who may or may not be smarter than him. And I read a text about the origins of the Interior Designer, which somehow felt relevant at some point.

    Of course these aren’t finished bits, just exercises to keep the comedy muscle busy, and hopefully you entertained. Were barbies thinner before, as Chris assures? Straight (mostly) men can’t do a stereotypically gay voice anymore? Are cows finally ready to rebel?  Do any of these ideas matters? We will find out when we circle back to them in front of an audience.

    Nothing here has been cleaned up or streamlined. No edits to make us sharper. No highlights to suggest we knew where we were going. This is just the conversation as it happened, including the confusion, the wrong turns, and the moments that only work because everyone in the room agreed to keep going anyway.

    Thanks for being here.

    About the Series
    Building An Hour is a behind-the-scenes look at comedians developing, stress-testing, and refining stand-up. Not the finished set but the thinking, doubt, edits, and decisions underneath it.

    Follow & Support

    Building an Hour
    Instagram → https://instagram.com/buildinganhour
    YouTube → https://youtube.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay
    TikTok → https://tiktok.com/@buildinganhour

    Colman
    Instagram → https://instagram.com/colman_hay_hey_hay
    YouTube → https://youtube.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay
    TikTok → https://tiktok.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay

    Chris
    Instagram → https://instagram.com/chrisgrovescomedy

    Mauricio
    Instagram → https://instagram.com/mauriciolombardicomedy

    1 hr 3 min
  • What Actually Makes a Bit Work

    Hey guys, Colman here :) So in this episode, we dive into our recents current affairs sets and try to figure out what's making them work.

    Building an Hour is a series following three comics build their comedy hours. The show is about the process; the killing, the bombing, the doubts and the moments where something half-formed starts to click.

    Find Building an Hour:
    http://instagram.com/@buildinganhour / @buildinganhour

    Find Colman
    http://instagram.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay / @colman_hay_hey_hay⁩ YouTube: @colman_hay_hey_hay ⁩ / @colman_hay_hey_hay TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@colman_hay_hey_hay⁩ / @colman_hay_hey_hay 

    Find Chris
    http://instagram.com/@chrisgrovescomedy

    Find Mauricio
    http://instagram.com/@mauriciolombardicomedy

    1 hr 22 min

About Building an Hour

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Follow three comedians as they build their stand-up comedy hours, from first ideas and half-working bits to rewrites, doubts, and what actually survives on stage.